as in adjacent
having a border in common
out of regard for your coworkers in the joining cubicles, please wear headphones when listening to electronic devices
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as in junction
a place where two or more things are united
the joining of the original house and the later addition is barely noticeable
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as in adjoining
to be adjacent to
the condo complex joins the golf course
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as in entering
to become a member of
we're always looking for new people to join our book club
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as in combining
to come together to form a single unit
one oxygen atom and two hydrogen atoms join to make one water molecule
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as in collaborating
to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end
nations joining to bring aid to the earthquake-devastated region
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as in connecting
to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole
the plan is to join the various bike paths so that cyclists can travel from one end of the cape to the other
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Recent Examples of joining
Joe Vardon, New York Times, 31 July 2025
The art of Japan’s editing [of its identity] manifests itself in the joining and mixing of boundaries…
The authors of the policy paper argue that Japan has always been good at mixing different cultures.
—Waiyee Loh, JSTOR Daily, 2 July 2025
Larry Luxner, Sun Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
There is one player from a trio season that was decidedly unhappy to see a fellow player joining her back in Fiji.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Two sources, in America and Europe, also said the NBA met with German basketball power Alba Berlin to discuss, among other topics, its potential joining of Silver’s league.
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Anabella Jaroslavsky, 63, moved to Israel in 2020, joining her daughter who had done so nine years before that.
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The original diamond—built specifically for the 1989 movie using two adjoining farms and preserved exactly as seen on screen—remains the heart of the attraction, but a sparkling new pro ballpark and adjacent museum are set to open by mid-June.—
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Its strikingly unusual forms might have risen from the ooze of the adjacent La Brea Tar Pits.—
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When powered by concentrated sunlight via a triple-junction solar cell, the device produced hydrogen at a record rate of 519 micromoles per hour per square centimeter.—
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The wet weather, combined with an earlier storm over the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, was also responsible for the shuttering of all lanes on a 27-mile stretch of the 101 Freeway extending from the junction of SR1 and Highway 1 to Winchester Canyon Road in Goleta due to heavy flooding.—
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But the town adjoining the base, Delta Junction, is small (with a 2020 population of 918) and has only a handful of food stores and restaurants.—
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Members can also take advantage of the family program and book adjoining rooms at half price.—
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While interviewing the mayor, a vehicle was seen entering the property after the gate was opened.—
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Video surveillance footage showed the two men entering a shower, according to the affidavit.—
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The album’s maximalist approach, combining an array of live instruments, VSTs, and samplers, sometimes coheres into true jams.—
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Kenny said the challenges to combining the spaces became clear once the structure was closely examined.—
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On Monday, Iranian state media said a man was arrested in Tehran on suspicion of collaborating with the Israeli spy agency Mossad.—
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Stretch assignments may include high-visibility initiatives, turnaround assignments, working with high-profile clients, getting influence to get work done, and collaborating with challenging individuals.—
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The neighborhood/area The hotel has a plum position on the Eendrachtsplein, a buzzy town square in the heart of the city with trams, buses, and a metro line connecting it to all corners of town.—
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The film stars Sally Field as a widow who bonds with a giant Pacific octopus, while also connecting with a young man (Lewis Pullman) in need of direction.—
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The spectacle of Maduro being transported to a New York courthouse may draw inconvenient attention to Putin’s failure to successfully impose regime change on neighboring Ukraine.—
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In neighboring Serbia, some western municipalities introduced emergency measures due to bad weather.—
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“Joining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joining. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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